Does anyone have something that summarises the C Permit process, costs etc as we are potentially eligible to apply but would like to know the costs and advantages in doing so

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Hi, being a non EU, I can tell you the process for Non EU in Zurich Kanton.
No of years of stay with B should be = 10, however from 6th year onwards you may request for C, in some cases they issue it.

Process:
1: Request your Gemeinde or Kreis Büro while submitting your extension form, with a request mentioned in the extension form at the comments section.
2: If you are eligible with the required no of years of stay, while submitting the extension form, Gemeinde directly charges you fees of 120CHF per person and will fix the appointment for collecting Biometrics at Migrationsamt.
3: A few 'days' later you will receive a letter from Migrationsamt asking for set of documents from your end.
a) Strafregisterauszug (= Criminal record extract from Bern, can be ordered it in Die Post by paying 18CHF, it will delivered to your home address in about week)
b) Confirmation from Steuramt that you have not received any sozial benefits in the last 3 years. (simply send a copy of the letter received from Migrationsamt to the address mentioned in that letter, it will be delivered to your home address in about week)
c) Copy of your current employment contract
d) Copy of last month's Pay slip
e) Copy of Deutsch Certificate A2 level.

4: When you send all above documents to Migrationsamt, if all the docs are clear, you will receive the C permit directly to your home by post in 2 to 3 weeks.

Cheers,
Zugo

Haho Everyone,

Does anyone know, what happens with the C permit application, if in the middle of the process someone change Kanton to live?
I heard about a rule, that a person should be 5 years in the same Kanton and 3 years in the same location at the time of the application process.

Thanks for any feedback.

Not true, the residency requirement is federal:

-5 years (EU, EFTA, US and Canada)
-10 years (Rest of World, unless early application under VINTA after 5 years is successful).